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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
69 Degrees Awarded
$28,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Mechanical Engineering is the 12th most popular major in the country with 47,598 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 2,659 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 69 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in general mechanical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general mechanical engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general mechanical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree general mechanical engineering students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. BYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 13 doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #2 spot on the list. U of U is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 14 doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695.

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#3

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #3 spot on the list. UW is a public institution located in Laramie, Wyoming. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW also made our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general mechanical engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also made our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112.

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#5 in overall quality

Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also made our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055.

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#4 in overall quality

University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Colorado School of Mines came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Golden, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Mines also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado School of Mines are $39,800.

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#9

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#5 in overall quality

University of Denver did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

DU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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